clauses of marriage in the Prayer Book "the complete realization of the
love of this man and this woman one for another," and in support of his
contention declared that sex love between husband and wife--apart from
parenthood--was something to prize and cherish for its own sake. The
Lambeth Conference, he remarked, "envisaged a love invertebrate and
joyless," whereas, in his view, natural passion in wedlock was not a
thing to be ashamed of or unduly repressed. The pronouncement of
the Church of England, as set forth in Resolution 68 of the Lambeth
Conference seems to imply condemnation of sex love as such, and to imply
sanction of sex love only as a means to an end,--namely, procreation.
The Lambeth Resolution stated:

"In opposition to the teaching which under the name of science and
religion encourages married people in the deliberate cultivation of
sexual union as an end in itself, we steadfastly uphold what must always
be regarded as the governing considerations of Christian marriage.
One is the primary purpose for which marriage exists--namely, the
continuation of the race through the gift and heritage of children;
the other is the paramount importance in married life of deliberate and
thoughtful self-control."

In answer to this point of view Lord Dawson asserted:

"Sex love has, apart from parenthood, a purport of its own. It is
something to prize and to cherish for its own sake. It is an essential
part of health and happiness in marriage. And now, if you will allow me,
I will carry this argument a step further. If sexual union is a gift of
God it is worth learning how to use it. Within its own sphere it should
be cultivated so as to bring physical satisfaction to both, not merely
to one.... The real problems before us are those of sex love and child